How long are people usually in the penalty box for?
by 
Jason Vargus
ANSWERS: 7
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Generally, three days as a cooling off-type thing.
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For first offense, usually 3 days Second, 7 days or more Beyond that, it depends on the situation and the offense.
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Back in the old days when I was a CL, I typically did either 1 or 7 days. Some of the other CLs did longer amounts of time. I wasn't that mean. Once, I PBed someone for a mere single day and took so much flak for it, I nearly resigned right there. Even the person in question agreed that he should have been PBed.
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I believe it depends on which offense it is and the severity of the offense.
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It's usually 3 days for first timers or if the people just need a 'back off, slow down and take a breather' kind of penalty. If they keep doing it it is longer, maybe 1-2 weeks. For some very naughty people it's 1-3 months. And after the Staff takes a look at it they may decide to nuke the account if necessary. Spammers who are here only to advertise, get no warning and they are PB for 7-30 days until they can have their account nuked.
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It could last from one day or three days, or two weeks, or two months, or several years. It depends on the situation. For grave offenses, I think a sentence of two weeks is usually imposed on the erring user.
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It's like real life punishment. The length of the time depends on the crime.
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